Letter regarding Pike Island, 1840 July 10.

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Letter regarding Pike Island, 1840 July 10.

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A holograph copy of a letter from Thomas H. Benton, a United States senator from Missouri, to United States Secretary of War J. R. Poinsett, concerning the federal government's purchase of Ferribault's [sic] Island (aka Pike Island), located at the mouth of the Minnesota River. Benton seeks Pionsett's opinion on the island's value and desirability.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) was a Missouri Democrat who served as a senator from 1821 to 1851. He opposed both abolitionism and the extension of slavery into new territories, but was a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He died in 1858. From the guide to the Thomas Hart Benton letter, 1846 May 14, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) Lawyer; Tennessee state senator, 1809-1811; aide-de-camp to Andrew Jackson; colonel of a regiment of ...

Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

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Charleston and Georgetown, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. Poinsett served as the U.S. Secretary of War under President Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841. From the description of Letters, 1837-1839. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522812 U.S. diplomat and secretary of war. An amateur of natural history, he imported and cultivated the Mexican flower named in his honor, and was one of the founders in 1840 of the National Institu...